Vikarabad District

Vikarabad District, with population of about 7.9 lakh is Telangana's the 15th least populous district, located in the state Telangana in India. There are 14 sub districts in the district, among them Tandur is the most populous sub district with population of about 1.2 lakh and Bantwaram is the least populous sub district with population of about 33 thousand.

There are 2 cities in the district which comes under the district administration, those are - Tandur and Vicarabad Municipalities.

Demographics

The district is home to about 7.9 lakh people, among them about 3.9 lakh (50%) are male and about 3.9 lakh (50%) are female. 71% of the whole population are from general caste, 20% are from schedule caste and 10% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Vikarabad district is 12%, among them 51% are boys and 49% are girls. There are about 1.7 lakh households in the district and an average 5 persons live in every family.

Religion wise distribution of population

Hindus contribute 85% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 14% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 1000 in Muslims are 979.

Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male

As of 2011 census there are 998 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 993, in schedule caste is 1033 and in schedule tribe is 964. There are 946 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the district.

Literacy

Total about 4.1 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 2.4 lakh are male and about 1.7 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Vikarabad is 60%. 69% of male and 50% of female population are literate here.

Workers profile

Vikarabad has 50% (about 3.9 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 55% male and 45% female population are working population. 48% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 7% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 35% of total female population are main and 10% are marginal workers.